WEST VIRGINIA CODE

WVC 62 - 1 C- 12
§62-1C-12. Same -- Exoneration; return of deposit.
(a) When the condition of the bond has been satisfied or the
forfeiture thereof has been set aside or remitted, the court or
magistrate shall exonerate the surety and release any bail and, if
the bail be in a form other than a recognizance, the deposit shall
be returned to the person who made the same. The surety may be
exonerated by a deposit of cash in the amount of the bail or by a
timely surrender of the defendant into custody.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the
contrary, when a bail bondsman, as defined in article ten, chapter
fifty-one of this code, has a surety bond forfeited because of the
failure of a defendant to appear before a court or magistrate, that
bail bondsman shall be reimbursed the full amount of the bond
forfeiture, be it cash or surety, if the bail bondsman returns the
defendant to the custody of the court or magistrate, within two
years of the forfeiture of the bond.

(c) The Administrator of the West Virginia Supreme Court of
Appeals shall, ex officio, be empowered to audit, review and
suspend any bail bondsman whose surety on bonds is or becomes
insufficient or whose assets are below the amount of bonds he or
she has in existence.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2016 Regular Session
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